Sharon Weiss-Greenberg

Sharon successfully advocates for children and women's rights. She was the first Orthodox woman chaplain at Harvard University.

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Sharon has over 20 years of experience in Jewish educational and communal settings including serving as the first Orthodox woman chaplain at Harvard and as Rosh Moshava of Camp Stone. She is known for speaking up and shifting the paradigm. The Jewish Week recognized her as a "36 Under 36" honoree and "Forward 50" list of Influential Jews. Sharon earned her PhD at NYU and MA and BA from YU.

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Ms. President: The Obligation for Women to Exercise Leadership in the Jewish Community

This session will explore rabbinic sources in order to open a discussion about the chiyuv (obligation) for women to exercise leadership in the Jewish community. We will also discuss the obligation of the community to empower women.

Mikvah: Personal Moment or Communal Infrastructure?

The Mikvah is a place that generates strong emotions from individuals and from the community. This session will explore who really does or should own the mikvah and what can be done to be empowered in one's mikvah experience.

A Jewish Perspective on Sex

What the rabbis have to say about what goes on behind closed doors. This session will explore the rabbinic texts of a sex positive religion.

Ben Sorer UMoreh: The Wayward and Rebellious Child

The ben sorer umoreh serves as a case study for the flexibility and dynamic nature of halakha.

Kli Gever: Kippah, Pants, Guns, and more.

How does dress influence behavior, identity and vice versa? This session explores traditional and nontraditional texts and writings to consider the relationship between how one dresses and acts and one's personal and perceived identity.

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